June weather has been much soggier than normal

If all the rain has you feeling down, it’s no surprise: Boston and the South Shore are experiencing one of the wettest Junes in recent memory.

The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA

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Posted Jun. 14, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jun 14, 2013 at 2:06 PM

Posted Jun. 14, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jun 14, 2013 at 2:06 PM

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If all the rain has you feeling down, it’s no surprise: Boston and the South Shore are experiencing one of the wettest Junes in recent memory.

The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory in Milton reports that the area has received nearly 7 inches of rain this month, making it the wettest June since 2006, when more than 12.3 inches fell. That is significantly above the 3.68-inch monthly average, meteorologists say.

And we’re not even halfway through the month.

“We’re well above the average rainfall,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Simpson. “We’ve been locked in a spring-type pattern that’ll be breaking this weekend.”

The rain was expected to end later today, followed by a dry weekend with highs in the upper 70s.

Isolated thunderstorms and intermittent showers more typical of this time of year will arrive starting Monday, Simpson said.